Uniview Favorability Statistics 2023

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Angelique Chen
•Published May 25, 2023 12:23 PM

PRC-China-based Uniview has become an alternative to Dahua and Hikvision after the US NDAA ban and sanctions against its top rivals. However, the US is now considering actions against Uniview and its revenue plunged in Q1 2023. What do integrators think about the firm in 2023?

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Inside, we examine statistics and commentary from ~190 security integrators on Uniview's positioning, pros, and cons.

Executive *******

***** *******'* *** ************ ** **** slightly ******** *** ******** *********, ** is *** ****** *********'* ************************'* ************, **** ******** ********. ** ** can ***** ******* ********** ****** *** navigate ********** ****** *** ***, ** has ** *********** ** **** *****, but **** ** ***** *** **** questions.

Slightly *** ******** & */* ** *******

***** */* ** ****** ****** *** not ******* ** *******, ******* ******** +5% *** ******** *****:

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Growing ********* *** ********* *** ************

***** *** ** *** **** ***** Uniview **** **** ** ********** ****** since ****. *** ****'* *** ************ was +*% ** ****, ****** ** 2021 ** +**%, *** ** *** down ** +*% ** ****.

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More ****-**** ******* *** **

******* *** ****** ********* ******* *** US *** ******** ******* *** ************ across *** ***** (+*% ** *** US *** +*% *********).

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** ******* *******'* ******** ** *** USA ** ***** ****** ********* *** correspondingly ******* **********/***** ******* ***** ****** results ** *** ********** ** ********* of ** ** ******* ** ***********.

Key ******

********** ********* **** **** ***** ******:

  • **** ********** ** ********
  • *********** ** ******* ******** *** ********
  • ********** ****** ******* ******** *** ********
  • **** ******* *** *** *****
  • ***-*** *********
  • ***'* ****/** ********

NDAA ********** ** ********

**** ******* ** ******** **** *******'* PRC ********** *** *** ********* ****** in **** **********, *** ******* ************ its ******** ** *** **** ****:

  • "** ***'* *** *** ** ******* connection - * ** ******* **** good ******* ** *** ******** ** various ****** * ** * ****** of. ** ** ******** **** *** of *** **** ************ ** *** UK *** ***** ******** (********) & they ********* *** ***** **** ****** very ****."
  • "* **** **** *** ******* *** took **** **** **** ** **** but ** *** **** **** **** cameras **** **** **** **********. *******, we *** ******* ** *** ** further ************ **** *** ******* ****** since **** ***** **** **** ********* to ****."
  • "**** *** ****** ** **** *** tightrope ** ******* ********* *** ********** approval. ** *** **** **** ******** a ***** ***-**** ********. **** ******* simple *********** ** ***** ********* *** provide * ***** ****** **** ****** to *******."
  • "**'** **** * *** ** ********** which ** ** ******** *** ** Uniview *** ** ****, *** ***** PRC ************ *** ******* ************ ** my ******* ** **** ** *********."
  • "* **** *** **** ****, *** looking ** **** ** ** *********** to *********. *** **** ** **** will *** ** ****** **** ** well, ***** * ******* ** ***."
  • "***** ****, ****** **** ********* *** Dahua.....but ***** **** *** ** ****** the **** **** **** ***** ** to ******* ********** ****** ** *** US."
  • "*** **** ********** ** ***** ******** now, ***** ***** ** ** ***** for **** *********, ** ** *** looking **** ************."
  • "**** ****** **** *** ******* **** are **** ******** *** ******* ** good * *** *** ******* ** all ***-*** ********."
  • "* **** *** ****, * **** the *******, * **** *** ********. However, * ** *** **** **** of *** ***** ***** *** ******** they **** ******** ** *****."
  • "*'* ****** ****'** ** *** ******** block **** **** *** *** *** will ** ****** **** *** *** Dahua ** *** **** ****** ** years ******."
  • "*** *** *******, ******** ***** ***** the **** **********. ** *** **** of ****, *** *** *** ****."
  • "**** **** *** * ***** **** for *** ****. *** *** **** NDAA?????"
  • "***** ****** **** ****. *** *** equipment ** **** *********."

**** *********** ***** **** **** **** Uniview ******* **'* **** ********* *** is * **** *********/***** ***********:

  • "***** ** *** ***** ******* ********* - **** ****** ******** ******* ***** than *** *** ***** *** ***** strong ******** ** **** ***** *******. Some ** ***** ******** ** ******. Aren't ***** ***** **** ** **** affected ** *** **. **** **** non-Chinese ************* **** ***** *** *** origin *********."
  • "******* *** **** * ***** *********** for *** *** **, ** **** forwarding ********."
  • "**** ****-********* **** ** ********."
  • "* *** ***** ******** ******** **** and **** ** ** *********** ** replacing *********."
  • "****** ******* **** **, ****** *********** to *****."
  • "****** *********. ***** ** *** ****** behind ***."
  • "**** ********** **** ** *****."

**** *********** ******** ** ****'* *** Uniview *** ** *** *** ****:

  • "******** *** ********* ******** ** *** are ********** ********* *** ***** ** a **** ************* *******."
  • "**** ***** ** ******** ** *** move **** **** ******* ***** ** places **** *** ** **********."
  • "****** *** ****-**-***** ******** *** ****** sensitive ********** ********."
  • "******** **** ******* *******. ** *****, but **'* ******* ** ***** **** about."
  • "******* **** **** ******** **** ** China. ** **** **** ** *** products."
  • "**** ******* ***** *** ******* **** will ******** ** ****** ****."
  • "**** * **** ******* * ***** 'Cheep ******* ********* *****.'"
  • "* ***'* **** *****-**** **** ***** sold ** *** ******** ********."
  • "****** ***** **, *** *********** **** Chinese ****."
  • "**** ******* **** ** * *** away ********* *******."
  • "** ***'* *** *******-***** ******* ********."
  • "******** ** ******* ****** ** * red ****."
  • "** ***'* ***** *** *******."
  • "******* ******* - *** ****."
  • "***, ***'* ***** ****."

Compliments ** ******* ******** *** ********

**** *********** ************ ******* *** *** products *** ******** *********, ***** **** pointed *** ****** ***** **** *** praise:

  • "******* ** *** **-** ****** ************. Our **** ************ *** **** ****** of *******, ***** ***** ** **** access ** ***** *********. **** *** worked *** ****** ** **** **** developed ****** ******** *** **** ** our **** ********* *********. * **** that **** *** ********** ********* **** into ***** ******* *** *********. * have ******* ******* ************ ***** ** started ******* **** **** ** ****. We ****'* ******** ** *** *** manufacturer - ** **** * *******, not **** - *** *** ** our ******* **-**."
  • "***** ***** ****** *** ***** ****** series ******* **** ***** ******* *** and *****. ** **** **** ** be ********, **** * ****** ****, and ******* **** *****. *** *** System ** **. ****** **** *** of *** *****-*** **** ** ***** of ** ******* **********. *** ** cloud ** **********, ****** ******** *** the **** ** ***** ** ********. Analytics **** *** **** ***** ***. But ***** ******* **** **-********, *** a *** ******, ** **** ***** NVR *** * ******* ***** ****** work **** - ********** *** *** cost."
  • "*'** ********* * *** ** *******. Great *****, *** ************, *** ** fairly ****-********. *** ********** **** **** is **** **** ******* ** ** manage ***** *** ******. **** ** good ** **'* **** ** * service *********. ** ***, * ***** need ** **** **** ****** ***** user ******. ******** **** ****** ** not *** ******* ** ***** ********. The **** **** *** **** ** have ****** ****** ** ******* ****** adding **** **** * **** *** can ** ***********."
  • "** **** ** ********* **** ** different *** ******, *** ******* ****. Their ********** ****** ********* **** **** good ******** ************. *******, **** ***'* have **** ** ***** ******* ********* which ** *** ************ ********."
  • "*** ***** **** ******* ********. * like *** ***/****** *********. *** ******** last *** *** ******* ** *** video ** *****. **** **** * few ****** *'** *****, **** **** lines ** **** ****** ***** **** are *** ********** ***** **** *** built-in **** ******."
  • "***** *** ** ****** *** ***** support ***** ** ** ***** * years ***** ** **** **** *** a ******* ******* (*** ******* ******* for * *-****-*** ******* ******!)."
  • "******** **** ******* ****, ****** ****** well *** *** ** *** ****** enough *** *** ********* ** **** up *** **** **** ** ****."
  • "********* **'* * ****** ******* **** Hik **** * ********* **********. *****'* had *** ******* ******** ******."
  • "*** ** **** ** ***. ******* multiple ***** ** ******. ******* **’* an **** ********** ****** **** ******* cameras."
  • "** **** ***** ***** ****** *** OEM ******* **** ***** **** ** SMB *** *********** ************."
  • "** **** **** ***** ******* *** two *****. **** *** **** ******* issues ** *******."
  • "** **** **** * *** ** their *** ******* *** ****'** **** quality."
  • "********** **** *****, ****** *******."
  • "***** ******* *** ******** - ***'* complain."
  • "***** **** **** ******* ********."
  • "**** *******."

Complaints ****** ******* ******** *** ********

**** *********** ********** ***** ******* ******** or **** **** ****** ***** ******:

  • "***** **** ****** *** ** *** of ******** **** ***** ****** ****** screens: "****** ********, ****** *****." **** should **** ******** '** *** *** this ******* *** **** **** ** seconds, *** **** ** *** * new ***. **** ****!'"
  • "**** **** ** ****** ******* *** a ****** ** ***** *** **** all *******-**** *******/******* ***** ********* ** poor. ******* *** ****** *** ******* to *** ******* *****."
  • "** ****** ** ***** ******* *** did *** **** *** *****. ** appeared ****** *** ******** ** *** other ******* ** **** *******."
  • "****'** *** ******** *** *'* ****** stick **** ****** *** ** *** pricing: ******* *****."
  • "**** **** **** ** ***** ******* as *** *** *******-**** **** ** times."
  • "*** ******** ***** ***** ******* ******** to ***** ******."
  • "********* ** ***, ********* **** **** and ***** ****** ****."
  • "******** ******** ******** ********, *** ********."
  • "**’* *** ****** ** ******, *** its ******** ** *********."
  • "***** ******. ** ***** *******."
  • "******* ******* **** ***** *******."
  • "******* ** ****."

*** ********** ****** * ******** ********** with *******'* ******** **********:

*** * ******* *** ***** ** approved *** (***** * ********* ************) and **** ** ** *** ** their *******. *** *** *** ******* to *** ** *** ********* ** the ********. *** ***** ****** ** our ********, **** ****** *** ***** agreeing ** *** ******** **** *** Uniview *** *** ******* ********** ******** our ******** ***** ***** *******.

Good ******* *** *** *****

  • "****** ******* *** *** *****. ** used ** *** **** *** ***-*** installs **** ****** **** *** **** the * ******."
  • "***** *** ********* *** ***** ******** on ******* ** * *********, *** they **** ** ** ******* ** it. ***** **** **** ***** *******, and **** ***** *** *** *****."
  • "* **** *******, **** *** ****** right *** *****. ***** *** ******* residential ********."
  • "**** ****-*********, **** **** **** ******* and ********** ******* *** *** *****."
  • "*** ***** ***** ** ******* ** hard ** ****."
  • "****’** ***** *** **** ****."
  • "**** ******** **** **** *****."
  • "**** ***** *** *** *****."
  • "***** *******, **** ******."
  • "**** *****/******* *****."
  • "******* *** ***** *****."
  • "**** *******."
  • "**** *****."
  • "***** *****."

**** ******* *** **** ******* ** a **** *** *** *****-*** ********* and ******* ********:

  • "* ***'* **** **** ******* ****** the ****** ** *****-*********. **** **** to **** ****** '***-***' ******* **** decent **********."
  • "******* ** *****. *** ***** ********** and *********** ****, ** ***’* ** beat ** ** *******."
  • "***'* **** **** **** *** *******, but ** ***** **** * ******** for *****-*** *******."
  • "****-********* *****. *** ******** ** *** cost-sensitive *******."
  • "**** ** * ****-********* *****-***** ********* for ***** ********."
  • "***-**** ****** ******* *** *** **** you *** ***."
  • "***** *** **** ** ******, ***** and ** ******."

Low-End *********

**** *********** **** **** ******* *** company ******* ** *** ***-*** ******:

  • "*******: ***-*** *****. ** **** ********** between **** ***** *** *********. *** cabling ******* ** ***** ******* *** install **** *****."
  • "**** ******* ** *** ******; ******* distinguishing ****** **** * **** ****."
  • "*** ***** ******* - *** ******* player ** *** ********** ******."
  • "** * **********, ***** ***** *********** spec **** *******. *** ***-****. *** market."

Don't ****/** ********

**** ****** *******'* "***'* ****" ***** went **** ***** ****, **** ***** said **** *** *** ******** **** the *****:

  • "********** **** **** *******, **** ******* about ****."
  • "** **** ***** ****** ** ** installed **** *******."
  • "*****'* **** **. ***** **** * budget *******."
  • "** *** *** ** * ****** comment."
  • "***'* **** ******** ***** ****."
  • "******* *** ******** ****."
  • "* ** *** **** *******."
  • "******* *****."
  • "***'* **** ****."
  • "*** ********."
  • "*****’* ****."
  • "** *** ***."
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